Viswanathan Anand, Deputy President of FIDE, has addressed the controversy surrounding Magnus ... resolve the issue amicably. "The arbiter said that as long as Magnus changed his jeans before ...

Interference from his sport’s governing body over a trivial matter resulted in the world’s number one chess player, Magnus ... Carlsen had shown up for the competition in a pair of jeans ...

"Today, Mr. Magnus Carlsen breached the dress code by wearing jeans, which are explicitly prohibited under long-standing regulations for this event," the World Chess Federation said in a statement ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Top-ranked chess player Magnus Carlsen ... luxury brand jeans that started a dress code dispute at December’s World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships. Carlsen ultimately ...

Magnus Carlsen may be the ... s World Rapid Chess Championship, Carlsen fell out with FIDE after being punished for a dress-code violation involving jeans, the latest flashpoint in a rocky relatio ...

PARIS – Magnus Carlsen feels he is still better than the young generation of chess players, but the Norwegian great is ruling out a comeback at the classical world championship. The world No. 1 ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Top-ranked chess player Magnus Carlsen ... luxury brand jeans that started a dress code dispute at December's World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships. Carlsen ultimately ...

(AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File) (Kamran Jebreili, AP) NEW YORK – Top-ranked chess player Magnus Carlsen ... chance to own Carlsen's pair of size 32 regular fit Corneliani jeans.